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Village planner proposes outdoor‑lighting code to curb glare and set inspection standards
Summary
Planning staff introduced a text amendment to Antioch’s zoning code that would set foot‑candle limits, maximum fixture heights, rules for electronic display brightness, inspection procedures and a phased approach to enforcing nonconforming existing fixtures.
Planning staff presented a draft text amendment to the village zoning code that would regulate outdoor lighting across residential, commercial, institutional and industrial areas. The proposed ordinance adds definitions, sets illumination limits (measured in foot‑candles), caps fixture heights, outlines exemptions and creates an inspection and variance process for both new installations and problematic existing fixtures.
Howard Capari, a planner who identified himself to the board, described the ordinance’s phased…
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